The Dynamo's Brad Davis has been a presence on the U.S. team all year.

The Dynamo's Brad Davis has been a presence on the U.S. team all year.

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Dynamo keeper Tally Hall will have competition in the U.S. camp.

Dynamo keeper Tally Hall will have competition in the U.S. camp.

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Davis, Hall added to U.S. roster for Cup qualifiers

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National team coach Jurgen Klinsmann added a bit of Dynamo flavor to his latest roster for the upcoming five games that include two friendly matches and three World Cup qualifiers from May 26 through June 18.

Midfielder Brad Davis and goalkeeper Tally Hall, and former Dynamo players defender Geoff Cameron and midfielder Stuart Holden were part of the 29-player group summoned.

"It's an honor for both of us, for Tally and myself," said Davis, the Dynamo captain. "To be called into the national team at this stage with three important qualifiers, any time you can help your country qualify for a World Cup, what an opportunity it is. We're really looking forward to it. We're excited. Hopefully, we go in there and make a difference."

Hall looks ahead

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Davis, 31, has been a steady presence all year for the national team for Klinsmann. Hall, 28, is returning for the first time since joining Davis at Klinsmann's camp in January.

"Obviously, the Dynamo are playing well as a whole, and it's another opportunity for me to come in and try to show the team and the staff that I want to get to that next level," Hall said. "Every time you get called in it's an opportunity to show the team and show the coaches that I have what it takes."

Cameron, 27, who left the Dynamo last summer on transfer to sign with Stoke City of the English Premier League, has been a regular for Klinsmann since he starred in the January 2012 camp. Holden, 27, who bolted the Dynamo to play in Europe before the 2010 season, is returning to the national team for the first time since 2010.

"It's a big honor," said Hall, who will be brought in for the June 7 qualifier against Jamaica. "It came as a little bit of a surprise for me. It's a big opportunity."

Davis will report to camp a day after the Dynamo play at Sporting Kansas City on May 26 and be with the team for all five games.

Klinsmann's goals

Hall will leave the Dynamo after they play the Columbus Crew on June 1, but it's unclear if he'll be activated in time for the June 2 match against Germany at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.

"We are very excited about the group we have put together," Klinsmann said. "The players understand more how we're working, what we're looking for, the way we want to play and the way we want to challenge big nation's eye to eye.

"As we go into this stretch of two friendly games against Belgium and Germany and three big World Cup qualifiers, we want to see more consistent performances."

Keeper challenge

Hall is one of the best keepers in Major League Soccer, and he hopes to establish himself with the national team.

"We have some excellent backup keepers starting with Nick Rimando, who's playing an outstanding season for Real Salt Lake and has done great with us every time he's come into our program," Klinsmann said. "We're also excited about the goalkeepers who come after him: Bill Hamid, Sean Johnson and Tally Hall.

"It's exciting that we can rotate them a bit in these upcoming couple of weeks because we don't want the MLS goalies to miss too many of their games."

Holden hasn't played with the national team since Oct. 12, 2010, because of a series of knee injuries.